Fear of Men, CHUMP at The Hug and Pint, 5/4/16

CHUMP are so nice. I love CHUMP. Downstairs in the Hug and Pint expectation is not to be captivated by a gig so intimate you really feel it is more of a Saturday afternoon bedroom jam, but some singers really pull you in with their lyrics and easy between-song banter; and I guess lyric subject

Lower Dens, Fear of Men, luciensghost at Tut’s, 27/10/15

Tonight Baltimore’s Lower Dens are in Glasgow, following on neatly from last night’s gig at the ABC, where fellow Baltimore dream-pop act Beach House played. It’s funny to see them in such close proximity; while Beach House’s Victoria Legrand and Lower Dens’ Jana Hunter share similar, androgynous voices and craft echoed, soaring melodies, Legrand takes